Gavin Stark, the former head of Alliance Intelligence and the bitter nemesis of the Marine Corps, has made his bid for power. The manufactured clone soldiers of his Shadow Legions have seized control of dozens of colony worlds, imposing his brutal rule over millions of colonists. His plan is no less than to subjugate all mankind under his iron fist.

On Earth, Stark’s manipulations have brought the Superpowers to the brink of war, threatening the Treaty of Paris and its prohibition against terrestrial combat. For a century, man has restricted his conflicts to space, but now the Powers are sliding closer to the edge…the final battle that could kill billions, and turn Earth into a wasteland.

On a few key colony worlds, Erik Cain, Elias Holm, and the remnants of the shattered Marine Corps struggle against Stark’s vast armies…the only hope of turning back the tide of destruction and despair that threatens to engulf all mankind. They are outnumbered and outgunned, but they will fight nevertheless, standing grimly in the breach, holding back Stark and his dark legions.

The Marines will give their all, fight with the last of their strength and resolve. But this time the cost will be too high to bear, too personal. Even Marines need their heroes, their legends. But even legends die.

Even Legends Die is book eight of Jay Allan’s bestselling Crimson Worlds series (over 800,000 sold).

The Crimson Worlds Series (Reading Order)

Book 1: MarinesBook 2: The Cost of VictoryBook 3: A Little RebellionBook 4: The First ImperiumBook 5: The Line Must HoldBook 6: To Hell’s HeartBook 7: The Shadow LegionsBook 8: Even Legends DieBook 9: The Fall

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Mankind appears to be in a continuous war. Every time they seem to end a war a new enemy appears. Resources to fight are depleted and with most of the military dead and gone this new enemy seems to have unlimited troops and resources. They are well trained and well lead and the colonies are under major attacks. War on Earth is breaking out and tensions are escalating. Who is this new enemy and why are they trying to destroy and then take over the remaining humans in the galaxy?

Yes this is book 8 of the series. It still has a lot of action and a good plot. There is a lot of repeating of the character background and that part of the story is getting old.

I have grown to like this author's work and I am spending a lot of money for his books. I have already purchased the next book in the series just to find out what is going on. I rate this book at 4.5 stars but since Amazon does not allow that I will raise it to 5 stars. After all, I spent the money, read it and purchased the next book in the series.

If you like military Sci-Fi then read some of Jay Allan's books. Just be careful, you might get hooked!

The story is a continuation of the previous book. It all most reads as if telling us that functioning on six weeks of stems is much worse than functing on four weeks of stems. Q story needs more thanks that. Also, too much time is spent rehashing the backgrounds of all!the characters. For people who have read the preceding books, it is too much.

Though I enjoyed this story I find a great deal of pain when the author kill's off all the people you have developed a relationship with the characters except the rat who shall remain nameless. Though the battles where won the cost was difficult to take. I hope the the next book gives us some relief from this books pain.

One of the things I truly am grateful for with Jay Allan is that he creates well written books pretty rapidly on the real world calendar timeline (looking at you Mr. RR Martin). Each book in the series would hook me, have me engaged and then thirsting for me... I would walk away from the book for a bit, and then pop my head up a few months later to check on whats being written... I'd see another installment coming out shortly. JOY!

For 'Even Legends Die'... I have to say, not a fan of the title. I spent the whole book debating internally who it would be and how the 'legend' would die (its not that there are that many to choose from, but still). That took me away from the story a bit. But, some people like foreshadowing (e.g. "so I took the job, little did I know it would be the worstest everest choice of my life, but let me start the story now..') and some people don't.

I very much enjoyed the story. It was a complex installment, weaving and interweaving multiple story lines on multiple planets together and at the same time dealing some pretty serious losses in the battles. This was a hard book to read, but a very good book to read. One thing I found a bit questionable were some of the steps the major bad guy (Gavin Stark) executed in person in the last 25% of the book, that was a bit more than I imagined his character capable of. But overall, great read.

One thing that bugs me in this book, more than any of the others, is the resurfacing of the backstory. Dude, we're at book 8, there's no reason to keep bringing up paragraphs of someone's history, over and over again... It's done multiple times here, jeez, give it a break, we know it. Misplaced quotes are also distracting.... Also, near the end when Holms is about to land land, you call him Garrett, 2-3 times. Huh? These are things that the editing company should have caught, so one thinks this is self published. I've read books that are much worse though. Good plot, like the storyline, not sure why we need all the one off characters.... Lots of people being dragged to the masses and then thought go dark. That could be handled differently. Rioting happens, dock workers killed, soldiers overrun.... Why would Stark take a shot? Why not just send the two men with him and leave the planet? Even for a psycho, that sounds odd.... Anyway, overall, a good read, needs polish.

I look for long stories that deliver. Jay Allan delivers another 5-star episode in the Crimson Worlds. He’s created characters, action and adventure epic that ranks an equal with the greats. Here the story moves forward against Stark. What a baddie! I’m ready for the next. This is genuine syfy entertainment for the epic seeking reader.